Sierra Club

Oakland, CA
Tax-exempt since Dec. 1968
EIN: 94-1153307

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)4 Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Revenue

$168M (2022)

Expenses

$169M (2022)

Total Assets

$147M (2022)

Total Liabilities

$51.1M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$167,540,907

Expenses

$169,420,068

Net Income

-$1,879,161

Net Assets

$96,006,149

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$153,306,396	91.5%
Program Services	$10,027,846	6.0%
Investment Income	$1,350,800	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$569,453	0.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$7,971	0.0%
Sales of Assets	$1,175,300	0.7%
Net Inventory Sales	$950,340	0.6%
Other Revenue	$152,801	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,006,513	2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,208,223	0.7%
Other Salaries and Wages	$80,184,179	47.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$147,100,565
Total Liabilities	$51,094,416
Net Assets	$96,006,149

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Eva Hernandez Simmons (Managing Director)	$325,222	$0	$60,348
Katrina Bernard (Dep Coun, Labor/Empl (Thru 10/14/22))	$317,968	$0	$32,550
Salena Jegede (Chief Advancement Officer)	$289,207	$0	$5,506
Adrienne Frazier (Asst Treasurer/Cfo)	$284,357	$0	$33,239
Deepa Alli (Chief Digital Off (Thru 10/7/22))	$264,303	$0	$19,772
Byron Ramos Gudiel (Chief Program Officer)	$262,995	$0	$20,202
Lina Francis (Chief Of Communications)	$259,388	$0	$21,564
Gary Reinecke (Interim Chief Operating Officer)	$258,574	$0	$42,500
Hop Hopkins (Dir Of Organizational Transformation)	$257,166	$0	$46,830
Joanne Spalding (Legal Director, Elp)	$252,087	$0	$31,210
Gabe Gonzales (Acting Chief Of Staff)	$242,568	$0	$24,454
Hun Taing (Dir Of Organizational Effectiveness)	$235,012	$0	$23,925
Ari Trujillo Wesler (Director Grassroots Powerbuilding)	$228,186	$0	$29,147
Michelle Epstein (Dep Chief Adv Off, Dir Resp Fundraising)	$226,720	$0	$27,552
Michael Bosse (National Prog Dir (Thru 11/14/22))	$217,667	$0	$44,747
Erica Mckinley (Chief Legal Officer)	$190,164	$0	$13,670
Juliette Hirt (Acting General Coun (Thru 6/30/22))	$189,963	$0	$11,648
Anne Kenney (Dir Of Fin Anlys & Budget Systems)	$155,333	$0	$24,143
Kristin Macklin (Assistant Treasurer/Controller)	$136,979	$0	$7,216
Loren Blackford (Interim Executive Director)	$94,171	$0	$0
Dan Chu (Acting Executive Dir (Thru 9/3/22))	$86,435	$0	$4,484
Ramon Cruz (President)	$76,725	$0	$0
Brian Gomez (Vice President (Thru 5/15/22))	$1,200	$0	$0
Jeremy Patrick Murphy (Vp (Thru 5/15/22)/Treas (Eff 5/16/22))	$0	$0	$0
Marion Klaus (Vice President (Eff 5/16/22))	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$152,093,074

Expenses

$151,559,247

Net Income

$533,827

Net Assets

$101,561,270

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$148,869,549	97.9%
Program Services	$3,955,762	2.6%
Investment Income	$1,137,200	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$487,375	0.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$1,500
Sales of Assets	-$4,113,883
Net Inventory Sales	$1,009,268	0.7%
Other Revenue	$749,303	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,658,347	2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,418,916	0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages	$74,942,581	49.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$144,480,269
Total Liabilities	$42,918,999
Net Assets	$101,561,270

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Brune (Executive Director (Thru 12/31/21))	$497,084	$0	$55,040
Maggie Kash (Chief Of Comm (Thru 10/1/21))	$287,768	$0	$23,860
Eva Hernandez Simmons (Managing Director)	$258,550	$0	$52,217
Lucy Mayo (Deputy Executive Director)	$248,104	$0	$11,537
Jennifer Trahan (Chief Operat. Officer (Thru 12/1/21))	$240,897	$0	$43,766
Deepa Kunapuli (Director Of Digital Strategies)	$230,155	$0	$16,855
Michael Bosse (National Program Director)	$226,299	$0	$25,879
Hop Hopkins (Dir Of Organizational Transformation)	$224,356	$0	$42,698
Patrick Gallagher (Legal Director (Thru 5/1/21))	$224,100	$0	$30,033
Byron Ramos Gudiel (National Dir Of Grassroots)	$223,966	$0	$16,134
Joanne Spalding (Deputy Legal Director)	$219,137	$0	$18,058
Jesse Simons (National Program Dir (Thru 3/15/21))	$219,121	$0	$24,606
Scott Elkins (Dir Of Vol/Leader Eng (Thru 10/25/21))	$217,377	$0	$24,864
Adrienne Frazier (Asst Treasurer/Act Chief Fin Offic)	$210,920	$0	$24,352
Katrina Bernard (Interim Human Resources Director)	$209,998	$0	$32,159
Philip Eager (General Counsel (Thru 5/1/21))	$188,241	$0	$22,261
Juliette Hirt (Acting General Counsel)	$185,048	$0	$17,022
Peifeng Wu (Sr. Dir Advancement Finance & Admin)	$146,400	$0	$35,476
Ramon Cruz (President)	$64,000	$0	$0
Dan Chu (Acting Executive Director)	$53,517	$0	$4,818
Jeremy Patrick Murphy (Vice President (Eff 5/16/21))	$31,200	$0	$0
Natalie Lucas (Secretary (Thru 5/15/21)/ Director)	$8,650	$0	$0
Ross Macfarlane (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Rita Harris (Secretary (Eff 5/16/21))	$0	$0	$0
David Scott (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Nov. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$152,278,896

Expenses

$153,637,760

Net Income

-$1,358,864

Net Assets

$80,137,052

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$140,015,362	91.9%
Program Services	$3,766,896	2.5%
Investment Income	$1,180,100	0.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$454,833	0.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$11,371	0.0%
Sales of Assets	$4,382,393	2.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,276,577	0.8%
Other Revenue	$1,191,364	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,955,733	1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,401,360	0.9%
Other Salaries and Wages	$73,867,146	48.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$129,884,022
Total Liabilities	$49,746,970
Net Assets	$80,137,052

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Brune (Executive Director)	$300,201	$0	$52,357
Maggie Kash (Chief Of Communications)	$231,819	$0	$24,434
Hamilton Leong (Controller (Thru 11/16/20))	$231,510	$0	$33,522
Lucy Mayo (Deputy Executive Director)	$230,444	$0	$21,768
Bruce Hamilton (National Policy Director)	$230,251	$0	$36,401
Jennifer Trahan (Chief Operating Officer)	$223,312	$0	$41,654
Jesse Simons (National Program Director)	$221,138	$0	$39,828
Patrick Gallagher (Legal Director)	$219,148	$0	$43,535
Mary Anne Hitt (Director Beyond Coal)	$214,211	$0	$31,969
Eva Hernandez Simmons (Deputy National Program Director)	$211,745	$0	$43,463
Joanne Spalding (Deputy Legal Director)	$211,673	$0	$16,636
Nellis Kennedy Howard (Dir, Eq, Incl, Justice (Thru 6/26/20))	$206,020	$0	$35,592
Adrienne Frazier (Asst Treasurer/Senior Dir Of Finance)	$195,316	$0	$20,830
Louis Barnes (Chief Financial Exec (Thru 4/30/20))	$195,042	$0	$5,817
Philip Eager (General Counsel)	$194,177	$0	$28,654
Kerry O'donnell (Human Resources Director)	$183,464	$0	$26,084
Hop Hopkins (Dir Of Organizational Transformation)	$177,400	$0	$30,771
Lindi Von Mutius (Chief Of Staff)	$155,788	$0	$12,468
Ramon Cruz (Vp (Thru 5/15/20)/President)	$39,583	$0	$0
Loren Blackford (President (Thru 5/15/20))	$0	$0	$0
Ross Macfarlane (Vice President (Eff 5/16/20))	$0	$0	$0
Natalie Lucas (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
David Scott (Treasurer (Thru 5/15/20)/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mike O'brien (Treasurer (Eff 5/16/20))	$0	$0	$0
Debbie Heaton (Fifth Officer)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Nov. 15, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$156,717,329

Expenses

$150,434,351

Net Income

$6,282,978

Net Assets

$81,491,888

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$143,085,711	91.3%
Program Services	$10,657,306	6.8%
Investment Income	$1,149,200	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$646,583	0.4%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$47,217	0.0%
Sales of Assets	$232,645	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$740,569	0.5%
Other Revenue	$158,098	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,427,084	1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,526,310	1.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$63,339,213	42.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$120,762,455
Total Liabilities	$39,270,567
Net Assets	$81,491,888

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Brune (Executive Director)	$300,201	$0	$50,930
Louis Barnes (Chief Financial Exec (Thru 12/31/19))	$232,255	$0	$30,167
Mary Nemerov (Chief Advancement Officer)	$230,993	$0	$24,115
Maggie Kash (Chief Of Communications)	$230,329	$0	$24,101
Bruce Hamilton (Sr. Dir, Prog Policies & Int Governance)	$229,932	$0	$33,627
Jesse Simons (National Program Director)	$223,818	$0	$38,039
Jennifer Trahan (Chief Operating Officer)	$222,671	$0	$41,559
Patrick Gallagher (Legal Director)	$210,948	$0	$40,379
Michael Bosse (Deputy National Program Director)	$205,435	$0	$31,080
Gloria Smith (Managing Attorney)	$202,545	$0	$28,069
Michelle Epstein (Deputy Chief Adv Offcr, Mem & Direct Marketing)	$198,084	$0	$37,655
Hamilton Leong (Controller)	$192,244	$0	$31,591
Lindi Von Mutius (Chief Of Staff)	$177,900	$0	$12,543
Philip Eager (General Counsel)	$170,239	$0	$25,553
Adrienne Frazier (Deputy Chief Financial Executive)	$156,835	$0	$17,092
Loren Blackford (President)	$0	$0	$0
Ramon Cruz (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Susana Reyes (Vice President (Thru 5/15/19))	$0	$0	$0
Natalie Lucas (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
David Scott (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Debbie Heaton (Fifth Officer)	$0	$0	$0
Margrete Strand Rangnes (Secretary (Thru 5/15/19)/Director)	$0	$0	$0
Antonio Fuller (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chad Hanson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Dougherty (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Nov. 10, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$143,677,959

Expenses

$141,929,492

Net Income

$1,748,467

Net Assets

$70,477,891

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$129,549,637	90.2%
Program Services	$10,832,446	7.5%
Investment Income	$1,066,600	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$386,863	0.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$66,502
Sales of Assets	$381,770	0.3%
Net Inventory Sales	$814,754	0.6%
Other Revenue	$710,313	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,503,949	1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,589,018	1.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$50,542,963	35.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$106,933,363
Total Liabilities	$36,455,472
Net Assets	$70,477,891

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Brune (Executive Director)	$286,154	$0	$47,643
Bruce Hamilton (Sr. Dir, Prog Policies & Int Governance)	$222,207	$0	$33,015
Louis Barnes (Chief Financial Executive)	$221,581	$0	$29,334
Sarah Hodgdon (National Program Director)	$217,198	$0	$28,045
Jesse Simons (National Program Director)	$210,801	$0	$34,146
Mary Nemerov (Chief Advancement Officer)	$206,792	$0	$21,533
Michael Bosse (Deputy National Program Director)	$198,650	$0	$21,818
Maggie Kash (Director Of Communications)	$195,787	$0	$20,396
Patrick Gallagher (Legal Director)	$194,575	$0	$36,128
Chris Thomas (Chief Innovation Officer)	$192,776	$0	$37,270
Jennifer Trahan (Chief Operating Officer)	$192,539	$0	$35,620
Michelle Epstein (Deputy Chief Adv Offcr, Mem & Direct Marketing)	$190,732	$0	$35,305
Hamilton Leong (Controller)	$182,095	$0	$29,803
Philip Eager (General Counsel)	$163,711	$0	$23,698
Lindi Von Mutius (Chief Of Staff)	$157,745	$0	$21,068
Adrienne Frazier (Deputy Chief Financial Executive)	$151,873	$0	$16,533
Loren Blackford (President)	$0	$0	$0
Susana Reyes (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Margrete Strand Rangnes (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
David Scott (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Liz Walsh (Treasurer (Thru 5/15/18))	$0	$0	$0
Ramon Cruz (Fifth Officer)	$0	$0	$0
Antonio Fuller (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chad Hanson (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Debbie Heaton (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Nov. 9, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$141,369,673

Expenses

$128,363,240

Net Income

$13,006,433

Net Assets

$79,859,667

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$126,166,879	89.2%
Program Services	$10,117,790	7.2%
Investment Income	$749,200	0.5%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$524,032	0.4%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$39,617
Sales of Assets	$273,545	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,058,194	0.7%
Other Revenue	$2,518,628	1.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,436,974	1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$2,048,537	1.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$49,258,586	38.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$106,922,520
Total Liabilities	$27,062,853
Net Assets	$79,859,667

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Brune (Executive Director)	$258,923	$0	$43,447
Bruce Hamilton (Deputy Executive Director)	$214,637	$0	$31,707
Louis Barnes (Chief Financial Executive)	$214,103	$0	$27,140
Sarah Hodgdon (National Program Director)	$208,355	$0	$26,525
Jesse Simons (National Program Director)	$205,537	$0	$30,799
Mary Nemerov (Chief Advancement Officer)	$198,929	$0	$20,708
Chris Thomas (Chief Innovation Officer)	$193,382	$0	$23,491
Michael Bosse (Deputy National Program Director)	$189,526	$0	$19,953
Maggie Kash (Director Of Communications)	$189,172	$0	$19,708
Michelle Epstein (Deputy Chief Adv Offcr, Membership & Direct Market)	$187,752	$0	$33,495
Patrick Gallagher (Legal Director)	$184,666	$0	$34,209
Jennifer Trahan (Chief Operating Officer)	$184,154	$0	$33,664
Bruce Nilles (Sr. Campaign Director)	$182,402	$0	$17,123
Hamilton Leong (Controller)	$175,416	$0	$28,515
Phil Eager (General Counsel)	$151,014	$0	$22,514
Adrienne Frazier (Deputy Chief Financial Executive)	$143,322	$0	$22,698
Aaron Mair (President (Thru 5/15/17))	$20,441	$0	$0
Robin Mann (Secretary/Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Susana Reyes (Vice President/Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Liz Walsh (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Loren Blackford (President/Fifth Officer)	$0	$0	$0
Margrete Strand Rangnes (Fifth Officer)	$0	$0	$0
Allison Chin (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Dorsey (Director (Thru 5/15/17))	$0	$0	$0
Charles Frank (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Nov. 8, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$115,963,544

Expenses

$112,528,671

Net Income

$3,434,873

Net Assets

$62,266,629

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$101,115,009	87.2%
Program Services	$10,253,812	8.8%
Investment Income	$671,900	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$774,332	0.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$25,638
Sales of Assets	$1,236,405	1.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,259,032	1.1%
Other Revenue	$674,587	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,334,433	2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,640,994	1.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$44,256,552	39.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$88,761,690
Total Liabilities	$26,495,061
Net Assets	$62,266,629

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Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Brune (Executive Director)	$252,687	$0	$41,546
Louis Barnes (Asst Treas/Chief Financial Executive)	$206,410	$0	$27,588
Bruce Hamilton (Deputy Executive Director)	$205,864	$0	$31,311
Sarah Hodgdon (National Program Director)	$199,508	$0	$26,478
Jesse Simons (National Program Director)	$196,668	$0	$30,998
Mary Nemerov (Chief Advancement Officer)	$191,470	$0	$20,005
Chris Thomas (Chief Innovation Officer)	$184,647	$0	$19,897
Maggie Kash (Director Of Communications)	$182,160	$0	$19,033
Michael Bosse (Deputy National Program Director)	$178,767	$0	$17,911
Jennifer Trahan (Asst Sec/Chief Operating Officer)	$177,816	$0	$32,350
Michelle Epstein (Deputy Chief Advancement Officer)	$174,776	$0	$31,681
Debbie Sease (Sr. Lobbying & Advocacy Director)	$174,550	$0	$24,668
Hamilton Leong (Assistant Treasurer/Controller)	$168,634	$0	$27,998
Bruce Nilles (Senior Campaign Director)	$166,501	$0	$16,799
Phil Eager (Assistant Secretary/General Counsel)	$138,836	$0	$21,240
Adrienne Frazier (Asst Sec/Deputy Chief Fin. Executive)	$120,565	$0	$28,630
Aaron Mair (President)	$35,249	$0	$0
Robin Mann (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Susana Reyes (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Loren Blackford (Treasurer, Fifth Officer)	$0	$0	$0
Liz Walsh (Fifth Officer, Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Tom Neff (Assistant Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Spencer Black (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Donna Buell (Director (Thru 5/15/16))	$0	$0	$0
Mike O'brien (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 9, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$109,178,887

Expenses

$107,847,576

Net Income

$1,331,311

Net Assets

$62,768,086

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$94,337,750	86.4%
Program Services	$9,921,362	9.1%
Investment Income	$626,800	0.6%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$805,474	0.7%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$39,046
Sales of Assets	$1,839,297	1.7%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,136,648	1.0%
Other Revenue	$550,602	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,215,622	2.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,596,147	1.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$30,706,717	28.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$82,273,496
Total Liabilities	$19,505,410
Net Assets	$62,768,086

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Michael Brune (Executive Director)	$237,622	$0	$38,909
Louis Barnes (Asst Treas/Chief Financial Executive)	$199,972	$0	$26,273
Bruce Hamilton (Deputy Executive Director)	$196,762	$0	$29,344
Jesse Simons (Chief Of Staff)	$193,826	$0	$31,491
Sarah Hodgdon (National Program Director)	$193,726	$0	$25,115
Mary Nemerov (Chief Advancement Officer)	$185,414	$0	$19,405
Maggie Kao (Communications Director)	$174,529	$0	$17,981
Michelle Epstein (Deputy Chief Advancement Officer)	$169,369	$0	$28,842
Debbie Sease (Sr. Lobbying & Advocacy Director)	$167,806	$0	$23,301
Chris Thomas (Chief Innovation Officer)	$164,805	$0	$30,742
David Simon (It Senior Director)	$164,045	$0	$29,465
Hamilton Leong (Assistant Treasurer/Controller)	$163,331	$0	$26,141
Jennifer Trahan (Asst Sec/Sr. Dir For Cons & Fin & Op)	$163,154	$0	$30,193
Bruce Nilles (Senior Campaign Director)	$160,927	$0	$16,312
Phil Eager (Assistant Secretary/General Counsel)	$132,849	$0	$19,985
Adrienne Frazier (Assistant Secretary/ Dir Of Finance)	$99,778	$0	$22,283
David Scott (President (Thru 5/15/15))	$19,867	$0	$630
Aaron Mair (President)	$10,208	$0	$0
Robin Mann (Vice President)	$0	$0	$0
Lane Boldman (Secretary (Thru 5/15/15))	$0	$0	$0
Susana Reyes (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Loren Blackford (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Liz Walsh (Fifth Officer)	$0	$0	$0
Spencer Black (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Donna Buell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 9, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$104,369,291

Expenses

$102,085,719

Net Income

$2,283,572

Net Assets

$64,608,211

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$88,310,980	84.6%
Program Services	$9,122,151	8.7%
Investment Income	$730,300	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$530,153
Sales of Assets	$1,683,443	1.6%
Net Inventory Sales	$1,285,019	1.2%
Other Revenue	$3,767,551	3.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,321,703	2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,498,368	1.5%
Other Salaries and Wages	$26,829,832	26.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$84,867,399
Total Liabilities	$20,259,188
Net Assets	$64,608,211

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Robert Sipchen (Dir Of Commun.)	$215,674	$0	$35,205
Michael Brune (Executive Direc)	$209,615	$0	$35,348
Helen Sweetland (Publisher)	$203,263	$0	$18,973
Louis Barnes (Cf Executive)	$192,326	$0	$28,899
Bruce Hamilton (Dep Exec Dir)	$191,968	$0	$29,000
Jacquelyn Brown (Chief Advancement)	$188,447	$0	$29,728
Sarah Hodgdon (Natl Program Dir)	$188,144	$0	$24,413
Bruce Nilles (Sr Campaign Dir)	$180,558	$0	$16,140
Jesse Simons (Chief Of Staff)	$177,929	$0	$31,662
Michelle Epstein (Depty Chf Adv Officers)	$162,835	$0	$27,221
David Simon (Dir Info Tech)	$159,265	$0	$30,032
Catherine Duvall (Dir Public Advoc)	$158,873	$0	$22,402
Hamilton Leong (Controller)	$158,582	$0	$25,758
Jennifer Trahan (Sr Dir For Cons Fin & Op)	$155,715	$0	$29,865
Mary Nemerov (Chief Advancement Officer)	$153,339	$0	$16,864
Phil Eager (General Counsel)	$127,430	$0	$19,581
Adrienne Frazier (Dir Of Finance)	$111,767	$0	$18,469
David A Scott (President)	$36,449	$0	$3,498
Jim Dougherty (Director)	$10,596	$0	$0
Lane E Boldman (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Dorsey (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Fahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Dean Wallraff (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jessica Helm (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Donna Buell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 12, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$98,154,894

Expenses

$97,891,373

Net Income

$263,521

Net Assets

$63,404,147

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$84,168,338	85.8%
Program Services	$8,663,420	8.8%
Investment Income	$1,112,000	1.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	-$249,067
Sales of Assets	$882,761	0.9%
Net Inventory Sales	$968,497	1.0%
Other Revenue	$2,608,945	2.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,932,856	2.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$1,556,519	1.6%
Other Salaries and Wages	$27,425,898	28.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$82,374,347
Total Liabilities	$18,970,200
Net Assets	$63,404,147

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Laura Hoehn (General Counsel)	$220,512	$0	$20,662
Michael Brune (Executive Direc)	$204,583	$0	$38,219
Jacquelyn Brown (Chief Advancement Officer)	$203,950	$0	$36,156
Robert Sipchen (Director Of Communications)	$194,070	$0	$40,467
Bruce Hamilton (Dep Exec Dir)	$191,224	$0	$30,828
Louis Barnes (Cf Executive)	$187,626	$0	$32,132
Sarah Hodgdon (Director Of Conservation)	$185,579	$0	$23,356
David Simon (Dir Info Tech)	$175,943	$0	$35,679
Susan De La Rosa (Director Hr)	$169,885	$0	$32,837
Jesse Simmons (Chief Of Staff)	$166,174	$0	$33,003
Bruce Nilles (Deputy Conservation Dir)	$164,963	$0	$15,838
Hamilton Leong (Controller)	$163,969	$0	$27,533
Michelle Epstein (Depty Chf Adv Officers)	$156,615	$0	$30,380
Patrick Gallagher (Legal Director)	$156,437	$0	$36,799
Deborah Sorondo (Chief Op Officer)	$120,298	$0	$674
Phil Eager (Assoc Genl Cnsl)	$116,034	$0	$18,873
Adrienne Frazier (Dir Of Finance)	$102,339	$0	$16,564
David A Scott (President)	$20,174	$0	$2,936
Jim Dougherty (Director)	$12,442	$0	$0
Lane E Boldman (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Robbie Cox (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Allison Chin (Bd President)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Fahn (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Jessica Helm (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Donna Buell (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 5, 2014

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Revenue $168M (2022)

Expenses $169M (2022)

Total Assets $147M (2022)

Total Liabilities $51.1M (2022)

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$168M (2022)

Expenses

$169M (2022)

Total Assets

$147M (2022)

Total Liabilities

$51.1M (2022)

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